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Recently it was announced that former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez had pulled out of his UFC 196 main event scrap with Fabricio Werdum as a result of a back injury. Shortly after, it was announced that Stipe Miocic had filled in for Velasquez. Following that announcement Fabricio Werdum withdrew from the bout, leaving UFC...

Brendan Schaub Explains Why He Was Banned From… by smackhisface1 Brendan Schaub has been speaking out against the UFC’s deal with Reebok. In the wake of his retirement, Schaub has been focusing fully on his ‘Fighter & The Kid’ podcast with Bryan Callen. On a recent episode of ‘Fight & The Kid’ Schaub revealed that...

The random drug testing of the UFC roster continued this morning! U.S. Anti-Doping Agency officials rang the doorbells of Miesha Tate and CM Punk early this morning to collect blood samples. Tate is fighting Holly Holm for the UFC women’s bantamweight championship at UFC 197 in March. On the other hand, we still have no...

Josh Barnett and Ben Rothwell are days away from meeting at the co-main event in Newark, NJ and the heavyweight contest has all the makings of the fight to steal the show come Jan 30th. Barnett has made it clear that he’s had the title once and his pursuit to reclaim it is undeniable. One...

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is no stranger to winning fights, however in this video he explains how you can win a bar fight if need be. ‘The Notorious’ breaks down step by step what to do to avoid a fight if possible, and win if need be. Check out the video above!

No matter how much time passes, actor and martial artist Steven Seagal never fades too far away from the MMA spotlight. When Anderson Silva knocked out Vitor Belfort with a front kick back in 2011, it was Seagal who took credit for teaching Silva the kick. Going into Daniel Cormier’s UFC 182 title fight with...

Earlier this month in Boston Dominick Cruz reclaimed his UFC bantamweight championship in just his 2nd fight in 4 years. Despite the lengthy layoff, Cruz put on a spectacular performance that saw him pick up a split decision win over TJ Dillashaw. Many believed that the decision was a controversial one, and that Dillashaw should...

Jon Jones channels his inner Chris Brown as he gets loose showing why the fans love the former champ. “Bones” keeps it positive in this video as he makes an appearance showing that his footwork isn’t just best used in an octagon. Check it out.

This past Saturday former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey hosted Saturday Night Live alongside pop music star Selena Gomez. Leading up to the event, Rousey caused quite a stir when a preview for the episode showed Rousey wearing a fancy ring on ‘that finger’ leading many to wonder whether or not Rousey and UFC...

The New York vs. MMA saga continued today after New York District Court Judge Kimba Wood shot down the UFC’s preliminary injunction to bypass the New York MMA ban and hold Jones vs. Cormier II at the Madison Square Garden. UFC COO Lawrence Epstein released a statement on the matter, which was obtained by MMAMania....

These Professional Fitness Instructors Tried Boxing For The First Time // BuzzFeed IRL Posted by BuzzFeed Video on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 What happens when you take a group of professional fitness instructors and have them take a boxing class? In this video from BuzzFeed, 3 personal fitness instructors visited California’s CMMA Fitness to take...

When Fabricio Werdum announced he too was pulling out of the UFC 196 event against Stipe Miocic after Miocic agreed to step up, will more than likely take some incoming fire for jumping ship days from the event. Check out “The War Master” Barnett give his two cents in this interview.

Everyone knows Jon Jones has been training like a beast in preparation for his re-match with champ Daniel “DC” Cormier. Although it may sound appealing for Stipe Miocic vs Jon Jones, the chances of the UFC dropping the “interim” tag off and stripping current champ Fabricio Werdum of his title is just plain insanity. The...

Did you know Dana White used to be in Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s entourage back in the day? According to the retired boxing superstar, White was a close acquaintance to the Mayweather team. Check out this video of Floyd talking about Dana White before he built the UFC to become a successful business with the Fertittas...

It has been a couple of crazy days for the UFC heavyweight division. On Sunday, UFC President Dana White announced that Cain Velasquez was forced out of his UFC 196 title fight with heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum due to an injury. Top contender Stipe Miocic was set to fill in for Velasquez for his chance...

In the sport of boxing it’s the one punch knockout that stands as the most definitive statement not just in boxing but in combat sports as a whole. Check out the fighters through time who’ve produced jaw dropping results when they unleashed the fury of the one punch knockout. Enjoy the video.

If you didn’t know much about Big Ben Rothwell, this short video has a few personal facts about Rothwell that will give you a better idea of the man born and raised in Kenosha WI and the fighter who trains there. Find out a lttle of who Rothwell is and where he’s going. Enjoy the...

With Stipe Miocic looking like a hero for stepping up in such short notice, sources reveal that the fight in fact will not go down between Miocic and Werdum. Cain Velasquez had to call off the fight due to injury leaving Werdum less than two weeks to prepare for a different fight. Werdum reserved the...

The USADA must of seen the recent pictures of Conor McGregor as he makes his way up in weight for a date with destiny come March 5 in Las Vegas NV as he attempt to be the first to hold two titles simultaneously. Some of McGregor’s fellow co-workers felt that McGregor would be to small...

Ronda Rousey isn’t the only one getting recognized in Venice, California in works of art. The UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor also has some adoring fans in the street art community who painted a mural of “The Notorious” out on a street in Venice. It isn’t as big of a piece as Ronda Rousey’s mural...

Miesha “Cupcake” Tate wanted to let her old rival Ronda “Rowdy” Rousey know exactly how she felt about her current coaching situation in camp Rousey. Holm’s camp has made statements about Tate being the harder fight between Tate and Rousey and come March 5th we’ll know the truth on who’s the tougher fight. Tate is...

UFC senior vice president Giovani Decker released news of an exciting welterweight match between two of the division’s top competitors. Matt Brown and Demian Maia are set to fight in Brazil at the UFC Fight Night event on May 14. Also scheduled on the Fight Night event in Brazil is a bout between two of...

It might have been a case of the Mondays that caused this individual to walk into a mixed martial arts gym and challenge a fight. According to the individual recording the video worthy of a flashback, a random guy off the streets came into their gym and wanted to test their fighter’s skills, and went...

There has been many occasions when Michael “The Count” Bisping has poked and prodded at Wanderlei Silva in the past and this time it’s when Silva wasn’t paying attention. Check out the “suspect” look on Bisping’s face before he whispers into the ear of the guy sitting next to him. Enjoy the video.

Check out title contender Miesha “Cupcake” Tate talk about the landscape of women’s MMA in the UFC as she gets ready to fight for the title against Holly Holm. Tate and Holm will battle for the UFC women’s bantamweight title at UFC 197 on March 5 in Las Vegas Nevada. Also on the card is...

Looks the #2 ranked lightweight in the world is back in some serious training as he prepares himself for action back in the octagon. Khabib Nurmagomedov was last seen in action against Rafael dos Anjos almost two years ago with Nurmagomedov winning by unanimous decision. Check out the last man to beat the current lightweight...

An intriguing matchup has been buzzing amongst the MMA community of a potential fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Tito Ortiz. While other rumors have been circulating of Fedor potentially fighting King Mo, Wanderlei Silva, and even Brock Lesnar, no word on an official fight has been released. Russian website World of MMA reported the following (translated...

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